India's ace off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was in doubt for the third Test against Australia starting here on Wednesday, according to coach Gary Kirsten.
Harbhajan, 28, suffered a toe injury during the second Test in Mohali which India won by 320 runs to go 1-0 up in the four-match Border-Gavaskar series.

Legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne said Monday there is no need for him to come out of retirement and he expects Australia to bounce back in their Test series in India.
Warne, who played his last Test in January 2007, said he was confident Ricky Ponting's struggling side would make amends for their record 320-run defeat in the second test in Mohali last week.

Australia were taking some late lessons in spin bowling as they head into the third Test starting here on Wednesday, desperate to draw level with a resurgent India.
The tourists trail the home side 1-0 in the four-Test Border-Gavaskar series, an unusual situation for the world's top side, after they were thumped by 320 runs in the second Test in Mohali.

Australia's struggling opener Matthew Hayden said on Sunday he will go after India's Zaheer Khan despite being dismissed by the bowler three times in the series.
Hayden, 36, said Zaheer's behaviour during the second Test in Mohali revealed an unstable temperament which he wanted to exploit in the third Test beginning here on Wednesday.

India's new bowling star Amit Mishra is sweating on selection for the third Test against Australia -- despite a match-winning seven-wicket haul against the tourists.
The 25-year-old was picked for the second Test in Mohali as a last-minute replacement for injured Indian leg-spin veteran Anil Kumble and tied the Australians in knots with his enormous leg-breaks and the odd googly.

Australian opening batsman Phil Jaques will miss most of the international home season after undergoing back surgery, Cricket Australia said Friday.
Jaques had the operation on Thursday to repair a bulging disc which specialists decided was the best course of action after he was forced home early from Australia's tour of India.

MOHALI, India (Reuters) - Empty seats at last weekend's test between India and Australia have alarmed cricket's administrators, who were already worried that the runaway success of Twenty20 could spell doom for the classic, five-day game.
"All of us were concerned when we came here and saw the lack of spectators," said International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat, who was in Mohali.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Matthew Hayden said on Thursday that he is unsurprised by the constant friction in matches between Australia and India as the embittered sides prepare for next week's third test.
The current tour has witnessed verbal clashes between players with Indian paceman Zaheer Khan fined 80 percent of his match fee for violating the code of conduct after verbally abusing Hayden in the second test in Mohali.

Western Australian opening batsman Shaun Marsh will will replace opener Phil Jaques, Cricket Australia said Wednesday.
Marsh, 25, a member of the squad which toured the West Indies earlier this year, will replace opener Phil Jaques, who has returned home to seek treatment for a back injury.

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has again accused International Cricket Council match referees of being biased against Asian players after Zaheer Khan was fined for a code of conduct breach.
India paceman Khan was fined 80 percent of his match fee by match referee Chris Broad of England after he pleaded guilty to a level two charge following the second test against Australia on Tuesday.